§  837-t.  Use  of  force  reporting.  1.  The  chief  of every police
department, each county sheriff, and the superintendent of state  police
shall  report  to  the  division,  in  a  form  and manner as defined in
regulations by the division, any  instance  or  occurrence  in  which  a
police officer, as defined in subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of
the  criminal  procedure  law, or a peace officer, as defined in section
2.10 of the criminal procedure law, employs the use of force as follows:
  a. brandishes, uses or discharges a firearm at or in the direction  of
another person; or
  b.  uses a chokehold or similar restraint that applies pressure to the
throat or windpipe of a person in a manner that may hinder breathing  or
reduce intake of air; or
  c.  displays,  uses  or  deploys  a chemical agent, including, but not
limited to, oleoresin capsicum, pepper spray or tear gas; or
  d. brandishes, uses or deploys an impact weapon,  including,  but  not
limited to, a baton or billy; or
  e.   brandishes,   uses  or  deploys  an  electronic  control  weapon,
including, but not limited to, an electronic stun  gun,  flash  bomb  or
long range acoustic device; or
  f.  engages  in  conduct  which results in the death or serious bodily
injury of another person. Serious bodily injury  is  defined  as  bodily
injury  that  involves  a  substantial  risk  of death, unconsciousness,
protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss  of  impairment
of the function of a bodily member, organ or mental faculty.
  2. On an annual basis, the commissioner shall conspicuously publish on
the  department's  website  a  comprehensive report including the use of
force information received under subdivision one of this section  during
the  preceding  year.  Such  reports shall not identify the names of the
individuals involved, but for each event reported, shall list  the  date
of  the  event, the location disaggregated by county and law enforcement
agencies involved,  the  town  or  city,  and  any  additional  relevant
location  information,  a description of the circumstances of the event,
and the race, sex, ethnicity, age, or, if unknown,  approximate  age  of
all persons engaging in the use of force or suffering such injury.